The Portland daily press., 1887-04-04
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train arrived here at 5.15 in the afternoon.
CONDUCTOR Cahill said that when his train
1tuIk 5ie.LA at Durnnam crossing, the drifts were
nlgher than the locomotives In the morn
ing, Mr. Cahill visited the neighborino farm
houses and procured food which the people
VINO nad spent the night irf the cars
received with the greatest satisfaction.
~ passenger trains We're also stuck on the
Bucksport, Bar Harbor and Mt. Desert
branches. In all, seven OF eight passenger
trains were brought to a standstill bv fhe
snow. The main line Of the road was re-
ported all open yesterday afternoon but IL is
probable that the branch lines will NOT be
open before this morning. Two freight trains
were bl0ckaded on the back route
Train Dispatcher Hall was busily engaged
at his office yesterday afternoon, receiving
tidings from different parts Of the line and
sending directions. He said that the storm
Was VA tS one OF the hardest ever encountered on
Brunswick despatch TO the Press yes
terday says; The storm which began Sat
urday morning proved TO be the worst Of the
season, and II there Is a person who remem-
% Dets q more severe snow storm in April, he Is
yet 70 be found. 1t has been a storm which
mas blocked the railroads. Last night the
Pullman train for the east left Portland
about 80 minutes late. The.train, consisting
OF seven cars, was hauled BY two engines
and was In charge OF conductor Judkins.
The drifts which were encountered were i'm
mense ones, and were literally as high as the
car windows. No particular trouble, however,
was experienced until the train was within
about three miles Of Brunswick, when a big
drift was struck, and the train was stuck
last Conductor Judkins, Baggage Master
WhitehOuse, the brakemen and all hands
worked with a will to shovel the engines out,
Dut the snow drlfted In so fast 1t was Of no
use. Ihe sixty or more passengers accepted
fns ,l slsaat,op gracefully. and as one resigned
~ remarked IL vas some consolation 10
know that 1t Is not every person who has
mad the experience Of being "snOW bound"
in the month Of April
A man was despatched to Brunswick for
help, and two engines with snow plOws and
a crew OF men were sent 10 the relief OF the
blocked train. The train stuck In the snow
ABOUT l.2O O'Clock a. m, and somewhere
about O'Clock the relieving engines came In
sight, and that was all, for they In turn got
stuck. Then the only thing to do was 70
snoyeL and shovel 1t was, but i seemed for
q Wnlle that as taSt as one shovel full OF
snow was thrown out two blowed in. Final
ly, however, the persistent work told, and
train.
If ever train was stuck fast, it was that
one. The cars were firmly imbedded in the
snow, which had drifted in during the night,
and each one Of them had to be shoyeled out
ana moved separately, so they would not
leave the rail. The snow drifts were from
10 to 20 feet deep, and the snow on a level
engines were encased with snow, and show
ed the effects Of their battle with the drifts.
lt was novel sight to see the engines drive
the .ow plows into the huge drifts. They
would go iis2 number Of feet until brought
to a sudden standstll, and engine and snow
plow would be almoss entirely buried. Final
ly, the two engines which had come from
Brunswick returned to that place to get
reinforcement Of men. The Ovefhrigade
was wa! q gallant one and worked with a VIA
Finally, about 11.20 O'clock after being.
stuck In the snow for ten hours, the train
was again on its way. Credit is due Road
master Nevens for the energetic way In
which heTaised the blockade. ~
The passengers all took matters cOolly and
no one suffered any hardship. As soon as
day broke the farmers who lived near by be-
gan to bring In food. The first to arrive was
DeneV Olent farmer, who brought big pail
Of new milk. Then the farmer boys
brought eggs, cakes, milk and hot coffee,
and there was plenty for all and 10 spare.
The hospitable farmers would have given of
their store without money and without
charge, but the passengers would not allow
this, and rewarded their farmer friends gen
erously. Many q story was told, many a
Joke cracked, and the Jolly, goOd-natured
travellers rather enjoyed their experience,
and will no doubt often recall 1t with pleas
ure. There were several ladies on the train,
and all waited for the snow blockade to be
raised with as much composure as the
otclucl sex. All Itel uuQtT ODuBdtlOnS 10
Conductor Judkins for his courtesy and
for favOrs extended ~.
Baggage Master G.. III. Whitehouse, who
runs on Conductor Judkins' train, had
narrow escape from fearful death on the
train Saturday night. The train started
suddenly. and he attempted to get on 10
the express car, but owing to the snow on
the platform could not do so. He kept a
firm hold on the handles Of the car, and
with wonderful presence of mind waited
until q favorable place along the track pre-
zen ssnted itseii Nv when ZEN no swung himself free OF
had been heard by Conductor Judklns,
who signaled the train TO stop. Mr. White
house cannot think Of his adventure without
a shudder. His escape from falling under
the car wheels was very narrow one.
OTHER ROADS.
Saturdays trains on the Portland and -Ra-
chester were not greatly delayed, but during
the night drift was piled up to a depth Of
fourteen feet near West Buxton. This was
the largest drift on the line and the road was
open last evening.
The trains on the Portland and ogdensburg
were on time Saturday and very little snow
was found beyond Sebag0 Lake.
IN THE HARBoR.
The day was a wild day on the ocean. The
wind had lashed the sea into fury and great
waves were breaking on the rocks Of the
coast, while the air was filed with sheets Of
spray and whirling snow. AT cape cottage
the scene was reported as grand beyond de-
seription.
Captain Griffin, Of the tug Belknap. who
spent a considerable part Of the day at the
Islands, said that the sea presented furious
aspect, covered with foam. driven with cut
ting force before the wind. Captain Griffin
said that he did not think there were many
vessels approaching the coast or many Of the
fishing fleet exposed to the violence Of the
storm. In his opinion a vessel with new and
strong sails would be able to run out to sea
and weather the gale, but sails which were
old would very likely be torn to ribbons.
leaving the vessel at the mercy Of the wind
and waves.
The tug Salem came near losing her smoke
stack in the gale, the steamer rolling with so
much force that one of the eye bolts TO which
a stay was attached was torn from its place.
The steamer Dxpress left the eitylat 2.15 on
her usual trip to the islands. From the time
Of leaving the wharf, the steamer was tossed
about on the heavy sea, but she made her
landings at Peaks and Diamond islands with
out much difficulty. After leaving Trefeth-
ems landing, the steamers next stopping
she carries the mails. She had on board 10
passengers, four Of whom were ladies. When
nearly opposite Pumpkin Knob, the steamer
was struck by an immense sea, which swept
across the deck, carrying nearly everything
movable, including the landing plank, along
with 1t. A trunk was saved by being thrown
against some part Of the steamer which ar
rested It's progress over the rail The force
OF the blow was so great that the cabin door
was broken in. The boat took a header,
dipping forward under six feet Of water
The real danger came when the next sea
struck the steamer, which literally brought
her to a standstill. Capt. Oliver promptly
rang to go astern and the engines were re-
versed. When the shock came the people In
the cabin were thrown down and there was
scene OF great excitement One Of the pas
sengers afterward said that he never ex-
pected TO reach land alive. IL the captain
OF the Express had been possessed Of less
c0olness and nerve, the fears Of the passen-
ger might not have given place 10 the salts
faction with which he finally, after the boat
had been worked about and run. back TO the
city, set foot upon the wharf On tED-hame
passage the Express was struck BY anOtlssr'
heavy sea when near Fort Gorges Capt
Oliver said that the trip was about the hard
est he ever made In CascO Bay
Yesterday there were no arrivals In the
harbOr reported of vessels which had been
out in the storm. Taking advantage Of the
tair wind, large fleet of vessels put 10 sea
during the day. The waves had subsidized
and the water In the harbor was so calm that
Oarsmen in their shells were seen scaling by
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